Sunday, November 8
Lake Tahoe, Nev.
5:30 p.m. PT
California
vs
Houston
The Bears hit Tahoe before returning to Haas in nonconference action.
11/6/2026 11:15 AM | Men's Basketball
Bears Face No. 10 Houston Sunday In Tahoe, No. 21 USC At Haas Pavilion Wednesday
California men's basketball has back-to-back ranked opponents on tap in the next week, beginning with a neutral matchup against No. 10/8 Houston. The Golden Bears (2-0) and the Cougars (1-0) are set to meet in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, for a 5:30 p.m. PT game on Sunday in the inaugural Caesars Lake Tahoe Classic.
After that, Cal returns to home turf to take on a former conference foe as No. 21/22 USC comes to Haas Pavilion for an 8 p.m. PT clash on Wednesday. The Trojans will also be heading to Berkeley after competing in the action at the Tahoe Blue Events Center.
FOLLOW ALONG
• Sunday's Cal-Houston game will be broadcast on The CW with Chris Fisher, Matt Muehlebach and Heidi Watney calling the action in Lake Tahoe.
• On Wednesday, the Cal-USC Cal-Houston will air on ESPN2 with Roxy Bernstein and Sean Farnham on the call from Haas Pavilion.
• For both games, fans can listen live to Justin Allegri and Theo Robertson on the Cal Bears Sports Network radio broadcast on 810 AM and The Varsity App.
• Sunday's game also will be available on SiriusXM 986 and the SiriusXM app.
• Wednesday's game will be available on SiriusXM 258 and the SiriusXM app.
• Live stats will be available at cal.statbroadcast.com
CAL-HOUSTON SERIES
• In a series dating back to 1971, Cal is 3-4 all-time against Houston. The Bears have won the last two meetings, with the most recent clash a 95-70 Cal victory in Fairbanks, Alaska.
CAL-USC SERIES
• In a series dating back to 1916, Cal is 138-134 all-time against USC. The Bears have won the last two meetings, with the most recent clash an 82-74 Cal win in Los Angeles as Pac-12 Conference members.
TWO WINS IN
Nojus Indrusaitis busted out a 30-point night for the California men's basketball team as the Golden Bears notched an 84-70 win over visiting Radford Wednesday at Haas Pavilion. The junior transfer's career night saw him hit six of Cal's 17 total 3-pointers in the game, which marked a new program record.
• Cal hit nine 3-pointers in the first half to help lead things 45-37 at the break, shooting 53 percent from beyond the arc and 48.3 percent overall. Radford shot 47.1 percent from the floor but had the edge on the boards 18-16 by halftime. Eight more 3-pointers fell for the Bears in the second half, helping to turn a one-point game into a Cal-controlled final stretch. The Bears finished out the game shooting more 3-pointers than 2-pointers, going 17-of-35 from beyond the arc and 29-59 overall for a final overall shooting percentage of 49.2 percent. Radford wrapped up at 41.5 percent, making seven 3-pointers while leading on the boards 38-25. Cal, meanwhile, churned out 23 assists in the victory.
• Indrusaitis' 30 points led all scorers, and he was joined in double digits by Michael Cooper's 16 points and Jake Wilkins with 13. Jordan Ross served up seven assists for the Bears. Radford had one player finish in double figures with Frederik Erichsen's 16 points for the Highlanders.
NOTABLE:
- Nojus Indrusaitis' 30 points was a new career high.
- Indrusaitis has now scored 20-plus points in back-to-back games.
- His six 3-pointers made also was a career high.
- With 17 total 3-pointers made in the game, Cal set a new program record.
- Jake Wilkins also set a career high with his three 3-pointers made.
HOT-HANDED HOME OPENER
Cal shot 63 percent from the floor and had 66 points pinned up on the scoreboard by halftime en route to a final 115-86 win over visiting Adams State at Haas Pavilion.
• The Golden Bears' season opener featured 12 different Cal scorers, including five Bears in double figures. By the final buzzer, Cal had shot 60.6 percent overall for its best offensive effort since 2020 and most points scored since 2007.
• In his debut as a Bear, sophomore Michael Cooper served up a game-high 24 points, landing a career-high six 3-pointers along the way. Sammie Yeanay (21 points) and Nojus Indrusaitis (20 points) set new career scoring highs for themselves. Indrusaitis and Cooper were two of eight Bears seeing their first official minutes for Cal. Sophomore transfer Jake Wilkins and senior transfer Jordan Ross also hit double figures with 12 points apiece the help pace the hot-handed hosts. • Adams State had six double-digit scorers in the game, led by Emilek Jallow's 19 points. The Grizzlies made 13 threes and shot 44.3 percent overall, compared to Cal's 11 threes landed and 60.6 percent overall effort from the floor. Cal won the battle of the boards 40-34, and both teams were credited with 25 assists apiece.
• Cal's 3-point prowess shined in a 9-0 run by the Bears, with Indrusaitis and Cooper both nailing threes around a three-point play from Jordan Ross to build out an early 31-14 advantage. The Bears went big with back-to-back dunks later in the half, first from Indrusaitis off a feed from Cooper and then from Yeanay following a TT Carr steal. Up 66-37 at halftime, the Bears hit an early lull before finding a energy boost down the stretch, highlighted by several acrobatic dunks as Cal cruised to the win.
NOTABLE:
- Cal's 115 points marked the most scored by the Bears since a 117-74 win over Jackson State on Dec. 5, 2007.
- It was Cal's 26th game all-time scoring 100 or more points (program record is 127 scored in 1972)
- Cal's 60.6 percent overall shooting was the highest by the Bears since 60.8 percent vs. CSUN on Dec. 19, 2020.
- Sammie Yeanay scored a career-high 21 points and also set new career highs with six rebounds and five steals.
- Nojus Indrusaitis' 20 points was a career high.
- Michael Cooper made a career-high six 3-pointers.
- Twelve of the 14 Bears to play scored at least two points.
- Jorell Clark (2 points), Jovani Ruff (9 points) and Gabriel Sularski (2 points) all scored their first career collegiate points in their collegiate debuts.
- Cal recorded 11 total dunks in the game, led by three apiece from Yeanay and Jake Wilkins.
- Jordan Ross had a career-high nine assists.
- Mantas Kocanas earned his first career start.
- The win was the 50th for head coach Mark Madsen at Cal.
- Cal is now 90-27 all-time in season openers.
BEAR BITES
• This is Cal's fourth season under head coach Mark Madsen.
• Cal enters its third season in the ACC (previously Pac-12).
• Nine newcomers: 5 transfers, 4 true freshmen
• Nine players returning; eight departed/graduated
• Eight players have international ties, including three Lithuanians.
• Competing for Haiti, Lee Dort was the top rebounder at the FIBA Americup Caribbean Pre-Qualifiers and averaged a double-double at the event.
• Deputy General Manager Richard Midgley was hired in May 2026.
- Midgley played at Cal 2002-06 and is a 1,000-point scorer as a Bear.
- Midgley was a scout for the Brooklyn Nets under GM and Cal alum Sean Marks.
• Former New Orleans Pelicans assistant Casey Hill was hired as assistant coach in August 2026.
- Hill won 2015 D-League Championship as head coach of Santa Cruz Warriors.
JERSEY SPONSORSHIP
• In a landmark moment for Cal Athletics, Dialpad — the AI platform for customer experience — has been selected as the inaugural jersey patch sponsor across all 30 of the Golden Bears' sports programs.
• It is the largest corporate partnership in Golden Bears history.
• Cal was the first athletic department in the ACC to announce a jersey-patch sponsor for any sport.
• The comprehensive multi-year partnership, facilitated by Learfield's Cal Bears Sports Properties, is also personal. Berkeley is where Dialpad Co-founder and CEO Craig Walker got his start, which makes bringing Dialpad back to campus especially fitting.
• The connection reflects a shared belief in what Berkeley has always stood for: using new ideas to move the world forward.
LAST SEASON
• Cal recorded its most wins in a season (22) since 2016 and first postseason win since 2014.
• Recorded eight games with 90-plus points scored.
• One of 10 ACC teams to reach 20 wins
• Finished ninth in the ACC and reached the second round of the National Invitation Tournament
• Beat two AP-ranked opponents (UCLA & UNC) for the first time in a season since 2016
• Five players finished ranked in top-100 national statistical categories.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
All-Time Overall Record: 1677-1345 (.555)
NCAA Championships: 1 (1959)
NCAA Final Fours: 3 (1946, 1959, 1960)
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 19 (last: 2016)
NIT Championships: 1 (1999)
Conference Regular Season Championships: 15 (last: 2010)
TV TIME
• Cal is locked in with 22 televised tests in its third season in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
• All 18 of the Golden Bears' ACC regular-season games will be televised along with four nonconference tests, with Cal set to appear on ACC Network, ESPN2, ESPNU and The CW.
• Fans can also catch 10 of the Bears' nonconference games streaming on ACCNX, and Cal's nonconference visit to Utah will stream on Peacock.
CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS
Mark Madsen is one of two current NCAA Division I head coaches who won an NBA title during their playing careers. Madsen is the only one of those two coaches to have won two NBA titles, both coming with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2001 and 2002.
Name (School) — NBA Title(s)
Speedy Claxton (Hofstra) — 2003, San Antonio Spurs
Mark Madsen (Cal) — 2001 & 2002, Los Angeles Lakers
CALIFORNIA THROUGH AND THROUGH
"California Through and Through" is more than a slogan – it's a statement of identity, pride and our trajectory as Cal men's basketball. Just like our state, our program is engaging, diverse and inspiring. We have a rich history and legacy, and we have a bright future. Being California Through and Through means we celebrate our community and our place within it.
No. 1 PUBLIC INSTITUTION
Four independent rankings measured outcomes, academics, research and innovation, and each put UC Berkeley first. Consensus across rankings tells one clear, memorable story, nationally and globally — multiple rankings, one verdict: UC Berkeley is on top. Go Bears!
GET TICKETS
Tickets for 2026-27 can be purchased by visiting CalBears.com/Tickets, calling 800-GO-BEARS (462-3277) or emailing goldstandard@berkeley.edu.
SUPPORT THE BEARS
Fans can support the Golden Bears through the Cal Men's Basketball Excellence Initiative.
STAY POSTED
For further coverage of Cal men's basketball, follow the Bears on X (@CalMBBall), Instagram (@CalMBBball) and Facebook (/CalMBBall/).
After that, Cal returns to home turf to take on a former conference foe as No. 21/22 USC comes to Haas Pavilion for an 8 p.m. PT clash on Wednesday. The Trojans will also be heading to Berkeley after competing in the action at the Tahoe Blue Events Center.
FOLLOW ALONG
• Sunday's Cal-Houston game will be broadcast on The CW with Chris Fisher, Matt Muehlebach and Heidi Watney calling the action in Lake Tahoe.
• On Wednesday, the Cal-USC Cal-Houston will air on ESPN2 with Roxy Bernstein and Sean Farnham on the call from Haas Pavilion.
• For both games, fans can listen live to Justin Allegri and Theo Robertson on the Cal Bears Sports Network radio broadcast on 810 AM and The Varsity App.
• Sunday's game also will be available on SiriusXM 986 and the SiriusXM app.
• Wednesday's game will be available on SiriusXM 258 and the SiriusXM app.
• Live stats will be available at cal.statbroadcast.com
CAL-HOUSTON SERIES
• In a series dating back to 1971, Cal is 3-4 all-time against Houston. The Bears have won the last two meetings, with the most recent clash a 95-70 Cal victory in Fairbanks, Alaska.
CAL-USC SERIES
• In a series dating back to 1916, Cal is 138-134 all-time against USC. The Bears have won the last two meetings, with the most recent clash an 82-74 Cal win in Los Angeles as Pac-12 Conference members.
TWO WINS IN
Nojus Indrusaitis busted out a 30-point night for the California men's basketball team as the Golden Bears notched an 84-70 win over visiting Radford Wednesday at Haas Pavilion. The junior transfer's career night saw him hit six of Cal's 17 total 3-pointers in the game, which marked a new program record.
• Cal hit nine 3-pointers in the first half to help lead things 45-37 at the break, shooting 53 percent from beyond the arc and 48.3 percent overall. Radford shot 47.1 percent from the floor but had the edge on the boards 18-16 by halftime. Eight more 3-pointers fell for the Bears in the second half, helping to turn a one-point game into a Cal-controlled final stretch. The Bears finished out the game shooting more 3-pointers than 2-pointers, going 17-of-35 from beyond the arc and 29-59 overall for a final overall shooting percentage of 49.2 percent. Radford wrapped up at 41.5 percent, making seven 3-pointers while leading on the boards 38-25. Cal, meanwhile, churned out 23 assists in the victory.
• Indrusaitis' 30 points led all scorers, and he was joined in double digits by Michael Cooper's 16 points and Jake Wilkins with 13. Jordan Ross served up seven assists for the Bears. Radford had one player finish in double figures with Frederik Erichsen's 16 points for the Highlanders.
NOTABLE:
- Nojus Indrusaitis' 30 points was a new career high.
- Indrusaitis has now scored 20-plus points in back-to-back games.
- His six 3-pointers made also was a career high.
- With 17 total 3-pointers made in the game, Cal set a new program record.
- Jake Wilkins also set a career high with his three 3-pointers made.
HOT-HANDED HOME OPENER
Cal shot 63 percent from the floor and had 66 points pinned up on the scoreboard by halftime en route to a final 115-86 win over visiting Adams State at Haas Pavilion.
• The Golden Bears' season opener featured 12 different Cal scorers, including five Bears in double figures. By the final buzzer, Cal had shot 60.6 percent overall for its best offensive effort since 2020 and most points scored since 2007.
• In his debut as a Bear, sophomore Michael Cooper served up a game-high 24 points, landing a career-high six 3-pointers along the way. Sammie Yeanay (21 points) and Nojus Indrusaitis (20 points) set new career scoring highs for themselves. Indrusaitis and Cooper were two of eight Bears seeing their first official minutes for Cal. Sophomore transfer Jake Wilkins and senior transfer Jordan Ross also hit double figures with 12 points apiece the help pace the hot-handed hosts. • Adams State had six double-digit scorers in the game, led by Emilek Jallow's 19 points. The Grizzlies made 13 threes and shot 44.3 percent overall, compared to Cal's 11 threes landed and 60.6 percent overall effort from the floor. Cal won the battle of the boards 40-34, and both teams were credited with 25 assists apiece.
• Cal's 3-point prowess shined in a 9-0 run by the Bears, with Indrusaitis and Cooper both nailing threes around a three-point play from Jordan Ross to build out an early 31-14 advantage. The Bears went big with back-to-back dunks later in the half, first from Indrusaitis off a feed from Cooper and then from Yeanay following a TT Carr steal. Up 66-37 at halftime, the Bears hit an early lull before finding a energy boost down the stretch, highlighted by several acrobatic dunks as Cal cruised to the win.
NOTABLE:
- Cal's 115 points marked the most scored by the Bears since a 117-74 win over Jackson State on Dec. 5, 2007.
- It was Cal's 26th game all-time scoring 100 or more points (program record is 127 scored in 1972)
- Cal's 60.6 percent overall shooting was the highest by the Bears since 60.8 percent vs. CSUN on Dec. 19, 2020.
- Sammie Yeanay scored a career-high 21 points and also set new career highs with six rebounds and five steals.
- Nojus Indrusaitis' 20 points was a career high.
- Michael Cooper made a career-high six 3-pointers.
- Twelve of the 14 Bears to play scored at least two points.
- Jorell Clark (2 points), Jovani Ruff (9 points) and Gabriel Sularski (2 points) all scored their first career collegiate points in their collegiate debuts.
- Cal recorded 11 total dunks in the game, led by three apiece from Yeanay and Jake Wilkins.
- Jordan Ross had a career-high nine assists.
- Mantas Kocanas earned his first career start.
- The win was the 50th for head coach Mark Madsen at Cal.
- Cal is now 90-27 all-time in season openers.
BEAR BITES
• This is Cal's fourth season under head coach Mark Madsen.
• Cal enters its third season in the ACC (previously Pac-12).
• Nine newcomers: 5 transfers, 4 true freshmen
• Nine players returning; eight departed/graduated
• Eight players have international ties, including three Lithuanians.
• Competing for Haiti, Lee Dort was the top rebounder at the FIBA Americup Caribbean Pre-Qualifiers and averaged a double-double at the event.
• Deputy General Manager Richard Midgley was hired in May 2026.
- Midgley played at Cal 2002-06 and is a 1,000-point scorer as a Bear.
- Midgley was a scout for the Brooklyn Nets under GM and Cal alum Sean Marks.
• Former New Orleans Pelicans assistant Casey Hill was hired as assistant coach in August 2026.
- Hill won 2015 D-League Championship as head coach of Santa Cruz Warriors.
JERSEY SPONSORSHIP
• In a landmark moment for Cal Athletics, Dialpad — the AI platform for customer experience — has been selected as the inaugural jersey patch sponsor across all 30 of the Golden Bears' sports programs.
• It is the largest corporate partnership in Golden Bears history.
• Cal was the first athletic department in the ACC to announce a jersey-patch sponsor for any sport.
• The comprehensive multi-year partnership, facilitated by Learfield's Cal Bears Sports Properties, is also personal. Berkeley is where Dialpad Co-founder and CEO Craig Walker got his start, which makes bringing Dialpad back to campus especially fitting.
• The connection reflects a shared belief in what Berkeley has always stood for: using new ideas to move the world forward.
LAST SEASON
• Cal recorded its most wins in a season (22) since 2016 and first postseason win since 2014.
• Recorded eight games with 90-plus points scored.
• One of 10 ACC teams to reach 20 wins
• Finished ninth in the ACC and reached the second round of the National Invitation Tournament
• Beat two AP-ranked opponents (UCLA & UNC) for the first time in a season since 2016
• Five players finished ranked in top-100 national statistical categories.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
All-Time Overall Record: 1677-1345 (.555)
NCAA Championships: 1 (1959)
NCAA Final Fours: 3 (1946, 1959, 1960)
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 19 (last: 2016)
NIT Championships: 1 (1999)
Conference Regular Season Championships: 15 (last: 2010)
TV TIME
• Cal is locked in with 22 televised tests in its third season in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
• All 18 of the Golden Bears' ACC regular-season games will be televised along with four nonconference tests, with Cal set to appear on ACC Network, ESPN2, ESPNU and The CW.
• Fans can also catch 10 of the Bears' nonconference games streaming on ACCNX, and Cal's nonconference visit to Utah will stream on Peacock.
CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS
Mark Madsen is one of two current NCAA Division I head coaches who won an NBA title during their playing careers. Madsen is the only one of those two coaches to have won two NBA titles, both coming with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2001 and 2002.
Name (School) — NBA Title(s)
Speedy Claxton (Hofstra) — 2003, San Antonio Spurs
Mark Madsen (Cal) — 2001 & 2002, Los Angeles Lakers
CALIFORNIA THROUGH AND THROUGH
"California Through and Through" is more than a slogan – it's a statement of identity, pride and our trajectory as Cal men's basketball. Just like our state, our program is engaging, diverse and inspiring. We have a rich history and legacy, and we have a bright future. Being California Through and Through means we celebrate our community and our place within it.
No. 1 PUBLIC INSTITUTION
Four independent rankings measured outcomes, academics, research and innovation, and each put UC Berkeley first. Consensus across rankings tells one clear, memorable story, nationally and globally — multiple rankings, one verdict: UC Berkeley is on top. Go Bears!
GET TICKETS
Tickets for 2026-27 can be purchased by visiting CalBears.com/Tickets, calling 800-GO-BEARS (462-3277) or emailing goldstandard@berkeley.edu.
SUPPORT THE BEARS
Fans can support the Golden Bears through the Cal Men's Basketball Excellence Initiative.
STAY POSTED
For further coverage of Cal men's basketball, follow the Bears on X (@CalMBBall), Instagram (@CalMBBball) and Facebook (/CalMBBall/).
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